jambul

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noun

An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.

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jambolanjamliJava plumblack plumjamunjamoon
OriginSanskrit जम्बुल →
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Meanings

nounjambul (plural jambuls)

plural jambuls · alternative jambool · alternative jambou · alternative jambu

  1. An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
  2. The plum-like fruit of this tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
jambolanjamliJava plumblack plumjamunjamoon
Also see
jambolanjamunjava plum

Origin

  1. Sanskritजम्बुल
  2. Englishjambul

From Sanskrit जम्बुल (jambula), जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple, jambul (Syzygium spp.)”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 肯氏蒲桃, 海南蒲桃
  • 肯氏蒲桃 (kěnshì pútao)fruit
  • 海南蒲桃 (hǎinán pútao)fruit
  • 閻浮樹 /阎浮树 (yánfúshù)tree
Finnish jambolaani, jaavanjambolaani
  • jambolaanifruit
  • jaavanjambolaanitree
French prune de Java, jamblon
  • prune de Javafruit
  • jamblontree
  • jameloniertree
Hindi जामुन
  • जामुन (jāmun)fruit
Malay buah jiwat, jambelang
  • buah jiwatfruit
  • jambelangfruit
  • jambulanfruit
Portuguese jambo, jamelão
  • jambofruit
  • jamelãofruit
  • jambolãofruit
  • jalãofruit
  • joão-bolãofruit
  • manjelãofruit
  • baga-de-freirafruit
  • brinco-de-viúvafruit
  • guapêfruit
Punjabi ਜਾਮਣ
  • ਜਾਮਣ (jāmaṇ)fruit
Russian джамбола́н, ямбола́н
  • джамбола́н (džambolán)fruit
  • ямбола́н (jambolán)fruit
Swahili zambarau, mzambarau
  • zambaraufruit
  • mzambarautree
Thai หว้า
  • หว้า (wâa)fruit
Vietnamese trâm
  • trâmfruit
Cite this entry
APA

jambul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambul

MLA

“jambul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambul. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jambul,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambul.

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